Pivot Mitts (Pattern PDF)

Please Note: This product is a PDF pattern, not a physical item.

With delicate cables framed by seed stitch, the Pivot Mitts are a winter wardrobe staple. Featuring a surprisingly easy to knit stitch pattern, these mitts can be a perfect introduction to knitting cables.

Sizing
Sizes: 1 (2, 3)

Finished hand circumference: 7 (8, 9)” / 18 (20.5, 23) cm

To measure the circumference of your hand measure your palm horizontally just below your knuckles (at the widest part of your hand), keeping your fingers relaxed.

These mitts are designed to be worn with up to 0.5” / 1.3 cm of positive or negative ease.
The sample mitts are shown in size 1 on 6.5” / 16.5 cm circumference hands.

Yarn
Fingering weight yarn

37 (46, 58) grams

172 (213, 269) yards

157 (195, 246) metres
I recommend using a smooth yarn which has at least 3 plies for clearly defined cables. When knitting mitts I like to use yarn which is suitable for socks as this ensures it’s more hardwearing.

Suggested Yarn
1 skein of Needle & Fred 4ply fingering weight, colour ‘Mint to Be’ (75% Bluefaced Leicester, 25% Nylon) - 100 grams / 464 yards / 425 metres per skein. 


Needles
2.25mm - 9” / 23 cm circular, or your preferred needle type for small circumference knitting (use the needle size needed to achieve gauge).

Notions
Row counter
1 stitch marker (for beginning of round)
Waste yarn (to hold thumb stitches)
Tapestry needle
Cable needle

Gauge
40 sts & 52 rows in a 4 x 4 inch (10 x 10 cm) square worked in stockinette stitch in the round, blocked.

Techniques
Knitting
Purling
Working in the round
Half-twisted ribbing
Working from a chart (most of the instructions are charted only)
Increasing (M1L and M1R)
Picking up stitches
Long Tail cast on
Backwards Loop cast on
Long Tail bind off